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Recognised as Colour

#6E4E48

  • #6E4E48
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6E4E48 is a red with RGB values 110, 78, 72 and HSL 9°, 21%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E4E48#6E4E48
HEX#6E4E48
RGBrgb(110, 78, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3059, 0.2824
RGB percentages43.1%, 30.6%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(9.5, 20.9%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.5, 34.5%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 29.1%, 34.5%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,229,000
CSS custom property--colour: #6E4E48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#91B1B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#555247no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5848no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#754A4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 23.1Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9Slate grey · ΔE 29.4Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48686E
Analogous#6E4855, #6E6148
Triadic#486E4E, #4E486E
Split complementary#486E61, #48556E
Tetradic#556E48, #48686E, #61486E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEB8B4
Lighter +30%#BA9B95
Lighter +20%#A67E76
Lighter +10%#8D645C
Darker −10%#4F3834
Darker −20%#302220
Darker −30%#120C0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#853E31
Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R110
G78
B72
Red110 (43.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue9.47°
Saturation (HSL)20.88%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 4E · B 48

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